USPTO Examiner SEIF DARIUSH - Art Unit 3731

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19223476MANUFACTURING LINE FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSTABLE POD FOR BREWING PRODUCTS AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AND REGULATING THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF A BIODEGRADABLE PAPER-BASED MATERIALMay 2025March 2026Allow900YesNo
19109871SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING A SLEEVE OF PAPER WRAPPING MATERIAL AROUND A LOADMarch 2025February 2026Allow1100NoNo
19066960METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A WARDROBE BOX ASSEMBLYFebruary 2025June 2025Allow410NoNo
19023355MATERIAL ENCAPSULATION DEVICEJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300NoNo
19016987SURGICAL STAPLER HAVING A POWERED HANDLEJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1410NoNo
19015863WELDING STATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PACKAGE COMPRISING A HEAT-SEALED WRAPPINGJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1310NoNo
18946308VACUUM SEALERNovember 2024September 2025Allow1000NoNo
18935207ACTUATION SHAFT RETENTION MECHANISM FOR SURGICAL STAPLERNovember 2024November 2025Allow1310NoNo
18840239SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEALING FOOD CONTAINERAugust 2024March 2026Abandon1810NoNo
18800702SURGICAL HANDLE ASSEMBLYAugust 2024August 2025Allow1200NoNo
18799779Motor Interface for Parallel Drive Shafts Within an Independently Rotating MemberAugust 2024June 2025Allow1000NoNo
18796889PAINT SAMPLE PACKET-MAKING APPARATUSAugust 2024February 2026Allow1810YesNo
18836102Method for manufacturing a dispenser container for pressurized fluids and dispenser container for pressurized fluids as manufactured with this methodAugust 2024March 2026Allow1900YesNo
18794108ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH SAFETY AND COOPERATIVE SENSING CONTROLAugust 2024July 2025Allow1100NoNo
18834334DEVICE FOR HYGIENICALLY PACKAGING, FOR TRANSPORTING, AND FOR STORING A COSMETIC PRODUCTJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18782918IMPACT POWER TOOL AND IMPACT MECHANISMJuly 2024May 2025Allow1000NoNo
18761736VEHICULAR FIREARM MAGAZINE HOLDING DEVICEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1030YesNo
18713560MACHINE FOR WRAPPING AN ITEMMay 2024September 2025Allow1610NoNo
18660028SURGICAL STAPLER WITH SELF-ADJUSTING STAPLE HEIGHTMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18643853IMPACT TOOLApril 2024September 2025Allow1610NoNo
18639114STAPLE AND STAPLE-FORMING POCKET ARRANGEMENTS FOR SURGICAL STAPLERSApril 2024September 2025Allow1720YesNo
18631309PLURAL-MODE AUTOMATIC MEDICAMENT PACKAGING SYSTEMApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18627631CLOSURE LOCKOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTSApril 2024March 2026Allow2310NoNo
18699226Mechatronic and modular encapsulating machine for food or beverage containersApril 2024December 2025Allow2010NoNo
18614297HIGH TORQUE IMPACT TOOLMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18605562CONTAINER FOR A SPRAYING DEVICEMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910NoNo
18687160SEALING DEVICE AND LONGITUDINAL SEALING DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A SEALING DEVICEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1400NoNo
18686498APPARATUS, ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING LOADED GOODS WITH A PAPER WEBFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18442396SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH FIRING STROKE TARGET SPEED ADJUSTMENTFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18435049PROTECTIVE SLIDE FOR A WORK MACHINEFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18434541NESTED HEAT-SEALABLE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGEFebruary 2024March 2026Abandon2520NoNo
18428237WORKING DEVICE HAVING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER AND MANUAL WORKING DEVICE SUCH AS A PLIERS OR A PRESSJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2220NoNo
18293241MANUFACTURING LINE FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSTABLE POD FOR BREWING PRODUCTS AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AND REGULATING THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF A BIODEGRADABLE PAPER-BASED MATERIALJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1300NoNo
18413627SMALL DIAMETER LINEAR SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUSJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1920NoNo
18407343SURGICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING ADAPTER ASSEMBLY WITH WORM GEAR ASSEMBLYJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18398267PAPER RECYCLABLE HEAT SEALABLE BAGDecember 2023December 2025Allow2320YesNo
18540356METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A WARDROBE BOX ASSEMBLYDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18539750DOSING APPARATUS, A MACHINE FOR PRODUCING SINGLE- DOSE CAPSULES AND RELATIVE DOSING METHODDecember 2023October 2025Allow2220YesNo
18517956PACKAGING METHOD AND PACKAGING APPARATUSNovember 2023June 2025Allow1910YesNo
18561911FORMING UNIT AND FORMING METHOD TO MANUFACTURE A GROUP OF ARTICLESNovember 2023June 2025Allow1910NoNo
18510761IMPACT TOOLNovember 2023April 2025Allow1720YesNo
18506569PACKAGING MATERIAL EVALUATION AND APPARATUS THEREFOR FOR SENSING PACKAGING MATERIAL FLAWSNovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18504247CLAMPING LOCKOUT FOR LINEAR SURGICAL STAPLERNovember 2023November 2025Allow2410NoNo
18385349METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A SEALING MEMBER TO A CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGEOctober 2023December 2025Allow2640NoNo
18288774METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF INSTANT FOOD HAVING IMPROVED TASTE, NUTRITIONAL VALUE, AND TEXTUREOctober 2023February 2026Allow2810NoNo
18557433POWER TOOL CONTROL FOR MULTIPLE FASTENER APPLICATIONSOctober 2023July 2025Allow2100NoNo
18556463POD FOR BEVERAGE PREPARATION INGREDIENTOctober 2023March 2026Abandon2910NoNo
18379815SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH LATERALLY ENGAGEABLE LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR LOCKING A FIRING ACTUATOROctober 2023October 2025Allow2420NoNo
18379817DUAL INDEPENDENT KEYED LOCKING MEMBERS ACTING ON THE SAME DRIVE MEMBEROctober 2023October 2025Allow2410NoNo
18484807COMPRESSIBLE SURGICAL ADJUNCTS, CARTRIDGES, AND CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLIESOctober 2023October 2025Allow2420YesNo
18377220Automatic packaging machine for paper bagsOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610NoNo
18481595STAPLE CARTRIDGE COMPRISING A POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUITOctober 2023March 2025Allow1800NoNo
18284441DRUG DISPENSING UNIT FOR BLISTER PACK, AND BLISTER PACKING APPARATUS FOR DRUG COMPRISING SAMESeptember 2023August 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18552446MOUTHFUL PACKAGED RAW LIQUOR AND ASSEMBLY, AND PERSONALIZED PRE-ORDERING METHOD BASED ON LIQUOR TASTING HABITSSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18472980PACKAGING WITH MULTI-PLY WALLSSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2930YesNo
18369322POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF POST-PROCESSING SHEET CONVEYED FROM IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810NoNo
18369509STAPLE CARTRIDGE HAVING A PROJECTIONSeptember 2023November 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18243663SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE COOKING/SEALING GLASS JARSSeptember 2023August 2025Abandon2301NoNo
18461495SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING SPEED OF ELECTRIC TOOLSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18241779Universal Attachable Water Directing Device for Power ToolsSeptember 2023November 2025Allow2720NoNo
18458484ACTUATION SHAFT RETENTION MECHANISM FOR SURGICAL STAPLERAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18278541POWER TOOLAugust 2023October 2025Allow2630NoNo
18236564METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY MAINTAINING A PREDETERMINED PORTION ARRANGEMENT IN A TRAY, PACKAGING DEVICE SUITABLE THEREFORAugust 2023July 2025Allow2320NoNo
18547034DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR STRETCH WRAPPINGAugust 2023October 2025Allow2620NoNo
18233656SURGICAL DEVICEAugust 2023September 2025Abandon2520NoNo
18272592MULTIFUNCTION VACUUM PACKAGE MACHINEJuly 2023October 2025Abandon2720NoNo
18221447POWERED STAPLING DEVICE WITH RACK RELEASEJuly 2023September 2024Allow1400NoNo
18347633POWER TOOLJuly 2023June 2025Allow2420NoNo
18346123DUNNAGE SYSTEMS WITH AUTOMATED FEEDING CAPABILITYJune 2023May 2025Allow2210NoNo
18217374APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FILTERJune 2023May 2025Allow2210NoNo
18215984AUXILIARY GRIP FOR IMPACT TOOLJune 2023June 2025Allow2320YesNo
18338766SURGICAL STAPLER HAVING A POWERED HANDLEJune 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18211164Bag Transporting and Filling ApparatusJune 2023September 2024Allow1500NoNo
18267433SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR CUSTOMIZATION OF COSMETICSJune 2023January 2024Allow710NoNo
18266989SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLACING TOPPINGS ON A PRODUCTJune 2023June 2025Allow2400YesNo
18267085ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COIL PACKAGINGJune 2023November 2024Allow1710NoNo
18331451Wet Paint Roller Pad PreserverJune 2023October 2025Abandon2820NoNo
18324762IMPACT ROTARY TOOLMay 2023February 2025Allow2120NoNo
18200748SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE WITH FIRING LOCKOUT MECHANISMMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18197300MODULAR BOX ASSEMBLYMay 2023August 2025Allow2730NoNo
18196497ELECTRIC WORK MACHINEMay 2023October 2024Allow1710YesNo
18142176IMPACT TOOLMay 2023August 2024Allow1610YesNo
18141718DRIVING TOOLSMay 2023January 2025Allow2010YesNo
18139763IMPACT TOOLApril 2023September 2024Allow1610YesNo
18302031CONTROL ASSEMBLIES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF USEApril 2023July 2025Allow2720NoNo
18032074SEALING GEOMETRY FOR A MOBILE POWER TOOLApril 2023January 2025Allow2120NoNo
18299898POWER TOOLApril 2023March 2025Allow2320NoNo
18299277IMPACT TOOLApril 2023July 2024Allow1510YesNo
18248605PACKAGING APPARATUS FOR FORMING SEALED PACKAGESApril 2023November 2024Abandon2010NoNo
18132795POWER TOOL WITH SHEET METAL FASTENER MODEApril 2023January 2026Allow3320YesNo
18129324SURGICAL HANDLE ASSEMBLYMarch 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18191464VISUAL INDICATORS FOR OPTIMIZED PACKING OF MULTI-ITEM PACKAGESMarch 2023August 2024Allow1700NoNo
18123965BAG SEALING MACHINEMarch 2023August 2024Allow1610NoNo
18181257IMPACT TOOL AND ANVILMarch 2023January 2025Allow2320YesNo
18179114HIGH TORQUE IMPACT TOOLMarch 2023April 2025Allow2620NoNo
18176892IMPACT TOOLMarch 2023August 2024Allow1820YesNo
18043459BIODEGRADABLE CAPSULE WITH INTEGRATED OPENING MEANSFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18113270DRIVERFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2921NoNo
18109484SMALL DIAMETER LINEAR SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUSFebruary 2023October 2023Allow800NoNo
18105284CARDBOARD DISPENSING APPARATUSFebruary 2023September 2025Abandon3111NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SEIF, DARIUSH.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
5
(55.6%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(44.4%)
Reversal Percentile
67.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 44.4% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
32
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(28.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
23
(71.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
41.4%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 28.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner SEIF, DARIUSH - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SEIF, DARIUSH works in Art Unit 3731 and has examined 375 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SEIF, DARIUSH's allowance rate of 75.2% places them in the 40% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SEIF, DARIUSH receive 1.94 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 48% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SEIF, DARIUSH is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SEIF, DARIUSH. This interview benefit is in the 20% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 29.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 67.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 31.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 47.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 42% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 46% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

    • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
    • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
    • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
    • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
    • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
    • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

    Important Disclaimer

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